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Junior QA Tester Part-Time - CrewBloom
Software Engineer
Junior QA Tester responsible for manual platform testing, executing regression, smoke, and sanity tests, documenting results, and tracking bugs to ensure stable releases and a smooth user experience.
About the role
Description
As a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, you will be responsible for safeguarding the quality and functionality of our platforms. You will design and execute thorough testing processes, document results with precision, and collaborate with developers to ensure issues are resolved before deployment. Your work directly impacts the smooth daily operations of our business and the experience of every user.
Job Responsibilities
- Platform Testing & Quality Control
- Perform thorough manual testing of related systems
- Conduct regression, smoke, and sanity tests to validate system performance and stability
- Identify, document, and track bugs or issues through resolution
- Documentation & Reporting
- Create clear, detailed, and organized test case documentation
- Maintain accurate records of test results, bug reports, and fixes
- Collaboration & Communication
- Work closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and confirm that fixes meet expectations
- Participate in review sessions to ensure all features meet quality standards before release
- Process Familiarization & Continuous Learning
- Study and utilize the User Manual and other Confluence resources to stay updated on features, processes, and best practices
- Understand platform workflows and the business processes they support
- Technical Skills Development
- Learn to perform and interpret HTTP calls to support testing needs
Requirements
- Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience in software quality assurance or a closely related field, with a proven track record of identifying, documenting, and resolving issues
- Extensive experience in manual testing of web-based platforms and applications, with the ability to design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test cases
- Strong expertise in test automation, including designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts to improve the efficiency and scalability of testing processes
- Proficient in regression testing, with the capability to set up automated regression suites to reduce manual testing for existing products, allowing manual QA to focus on new features and product releases
- Technical proficiency with QA tools and frameworks, including:
- Selenium WebDriver for web app UI automation, or Playwright / Cypress for modern web automation
- Can understand and write code primarily using the JavaScript programming language.
- Postman for manual API testing
- JUnit / TestNG / NUnit / PyTest for unit and integration testing
- JMeter for performance testing
- SQL for querying and validating database records
- Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) for reviewing and managing automation code and test scripts
- Browser Developer Tools for debugging